I am back

Hello sweet bloggers,

I am sorry to be missing for such a long while and I have to say that I missed blogging. We were away to a pretty island called Batam in Indonesia for a night last week as you will see from the pictures. It was just an hour-long boat ride away. Sadly, it was polluted with oil and strong smell yet the scenic beauty was divine.

Here is a card I made a few days ago. I think it is a Penny Black stamp that I bought a few years ago but have used it the very first time on this card. All the embellies here are from my stash.

Below is a picture taken while we were on the boat to the island

This is the view of the ocean from the lobby of the resort we stayed in

The picture down below is that of sunrise from the beach

Life is beautiful

Hello sweet bloggers,

Here is a card to show to show you today which I stamped like over a year ago and let it be coz' I did not know what to do with it. And last night, I found that this pretty polka dotted ribbon from American Craft matches nicely with it. I think it is an Itty Bitty Unity stamp and I have used a metallic Brilliance stamp pad to stamp it. I could have added liquid pearls or something to liven it up but my older one felt it was fine the way it was, so here it is. By the way, the sentiment was part of the same stamp and that suits me just fine considering my cards are mostly sentiment free. 

Wish you a happy Sunday,

Monica

This makes me happy

Hello sweet peeps,

Thank you for your kind words on my last post and here is my card to show you today which I actually stamped and coloured while I was at the Botanic Gardens on Saturday afternoon. 

I know I could have done better but can you believe it that I forgot to take the acrylic block with me and had to use the acetate sheet alone to stamp. I took a few Prisma pencils along to colour and came back home and put my simple beauty together. Yes, no ribbon, no bling, no nothing - just a flat, very flat card.

I will enter this card in the challenge hosted by LIM this week which is about 'what makes you happy' and this stamp with poppies (from Hero Arts, I think) sure makes me happy. 

Off to do some commenting now,

Monica 

Super bright and cheery

Hello sweet bloggers,

Here is a card to show you today which I made a few weeks ago. The designer paper was sent to me by Terry and the cupcakes are from my stash. The embossed sentiment is from a set of Sizzix folders.

I have to say that I do love the brightness of this card.

Wish you a happy day,

Monica 

Yaay, I managed to blog again this morning.

Hello sweet bloggers,

Oh, the joy of blogging is far more than words can express. So here I am today with another card to show you. The polka dotted paper was sent to me by Terry while the image is a rub on which was sent by Lynn. Thank you, lovely ladies. The ribbon and sentiment are from my stash and that is it, really.

I will enter my card in CAS(E) this Sketch this week.

Catch you soon,

Monica

Hello with my seed beads

Hello sweet bloggers,

Thank you for your kind words on my last post which made me so very happy. How I wish for those days when I had time to blog... Never mind, I have much to be grateful for. 

Here is a card I have made with the papers which were sent by Terry and Shirley-Anne. Yes, as you may recall I do know how to preserve things. Lol. The red seed beads are from Indonesia which I found lying in green patches of the lovely school that my kids attended in Indonesia. The embossing folder is from a set by Sizzix I think. 

These awesome flower decorations for Chinese New Year were spotted by yours truly outside one of the classes in school and I believe they have been made from coffee paper.

Found this beautiful tropical flower smiling at me.

I had to share this 100 percent fruit cake picture with you. A mum had the guts to make a non-chocolate cake for her kid's birthday. I salute her. Lol.

See you soon,

Monica 

Hello there

Hello sweet bloggers,

I have pictures to share of Aleeza's 7th birthday party to share with you in this post. It was a musical party with lots of song and dance which was indeed an enjoyable affair. I sure was busy for a month before the party but it was all good fun and am so glad that everyone including I had a gret time.  

Here is a card I made for a friend who wanted it for the Chinese New Year. It is a Penny Black rubber stamp and I have covered the flowers with Sakura blooms punched with two shades of paper. For the flower centres, it was pearl dots. 

Aleeza (with face paint) on her party along with another friend 

My older one in the picture below with Aleeza and her friend - look at the united colours of Benetton here ;-)

Below is a picture of the banner and the balloons

Cake time 

Enjoy,

Monica